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According to the US Forest Service and the USDA, the Superior National Forest is closing the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness beginning today for the next 7 days due to the ongoing drought and wildfire dangers.
Two new fires were discovered Monday, U.S. Forest Service officials said. The Ima Fire, about five miles west of Snowbank, and the Slowfoot Fire, about one mile southeast of the 62-acre Delta Lake Fire east of Ely, were being assessed and monitored Tuesday. âI talked to someone in Ely this morning and they didn't get any rain from last night's (Monday evening) storm,â Joanna Gilkeson, U.S. Forest Service public affairs specialist said. âFrom what I'm seeing, the rain is really spotty, so we're not getting rain in the spots we need.â Wildfires, all suspected to be lightning...